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There is now a call for Philippine President Benigno Aquino III to resign because of his alleged direct involvement in Mamasapano operation on January 25, 2015. The Mamasapano operation in the town of Mamasapano, Maguindanao province in southern Philippines was one in the series of covert operations being undertaken by the Philippine government to pin down high value targets (HVT) and labeled terrorists.

The Papal visit is the much anticipated event in the country this week. From January 15 to 19, the highest official of the Catholic Church and Head of the Vatican city state is both on ‘state and pastoral visit‘ in the Philippines.

Pope Francis is the third Pope to have visited the country, after Pope Paul VI (November 27-29, 1970) and Pope John Paul II (February 17-22,…

I wish to extend my greetings to everyone here in Global Ethics Network.

May you have a peaceful, safe and prosperous 2015 ahead of you.

Again, Happy New Year to all! Let's welcome 2015 with positive outlook, firm commitment, and steadfast objective in contributing, in our own little ways, changes and innovations for a better community, society and world.

The recent incidents involving China and Vietnam must not give false hopes for these two Asian nations to sit down and give each other a chance of holding a dialogue concerning territorial claims. Recent developments would instead push both parties for a peaceful co-existence in the South China Sea. Beijing and Hanoi must heed to the rule of law for the sake of maintaining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.

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The highlight of the Fall 2019 issue of "Ethics & International Affairs" is a roundtable on "Economic Sanctions and Their Consequences." Other topics include human rights and conflict resolution, Afghan attitudes toward civilian wartime harm, the role of supererogation on the battlefield, and the ethics of not-so-civil resistance.

Ahead of the Climate Strike rallies on September 20, Bard College's Brian Mateo discusses the Climate Reality Project, founded by Vice President Al Gore, and how it has informed his work regarding environmental activism and education. Why has Greta Thunberg's Climate Strike been so successful? How can protests turn into concrete policies?

A draft of a new presidential directive on American foreign aid suggests that transactionalism will shift from being a rhetorical device to an actual defining principle. How will the continued departure from the pre-2016 bipartisan consensus impact the foreign aid community?

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